के. दुरईसामी बनाम तमिलनाडु राज्य
| Citation | (2001) 2 SCC 538 |
| Court | Supreme Court of India |
| Date | 6 February 2001 |
| Year | 2001 |
| Bench | M.B. Shah, D.P. Mohapatra JJ. |
| Acts/Articles | Article 14, Article 16, Article 39(d), Article 43 |
| Category | Service & Employment Law |
Key Principle Established
Daily wage workers performing same duties as regular employees for years are entitled to equal wages. State cannot exploit labour by keeping workers on daily wages indefinitely.
Daily wage workers employed by the State for years performing regular duties challenged disparity between their wages and regular employee pay.
Daily wage workers performing duties identical to regular employees are entitled to equal wages. The State cannot perpetuate an exploitative system where workers are kept on daily wages indefinitely while doing regular work.
Strengthened rights of daily wage and contractual workers in government employment. Frequently cited in Haryana contractual employee cases.
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Government policy on regularization of contractual employees under HKRNL must be implemented uniformly. Selective application violates Article 14.
Read Analysis(1993) 2 SCC 411
Recruitment bodies must follow fair and transparent selection processes. Any irregularity in the recruitment process vitiates the entire selection.
Read Analysis(1982) 1 SCC 618
Equal pay for equal work is a constitutional goal derivable from Articles 14, 16, and 39(d) read together.
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